I’ll tell you something for free.
At the highest level of football, there are certain things you cannot fluke.
Glasner won the Europa League with Frankfurt, this was a time big teams use to drop from UCL into Europa, so he had to face teams like Barcelona on the way. Still, he won the Europa.
He came to Palace, with a small budget compared to the other English teams, he won the FA Cup, the first trophy in Palace’s history, he beat Man City to win it. You can’t fluke that, he’s a winner.
He qualified them to Europa by winning the FA Cup , but they dropped to Conference league because of the multi-club ownership saga with Textor. Despite the setback, he has just won an European trophy for a South London club.
In 2 years, he has changed a club’s history and won 3 trophies for them if we add the community shield. He did this while losing big players, lost his captain January, lost his best player to Arsenal in summer, lost Olise.
This guy is a winner.
🚨 Michael Carrick on fielding a strong team vs Brighton:
🗣️ Reporter:
“There’s nothing left to play for. A lot of people were surprised by such a strong lineup.”
🗣️ Carrick:
“And that mentality right there is exactly why some clubs never become elite. What do you mean there’s nothing to play for?
This is Manchester United. Since when did we start celebrating third place like it’s a trophy? If I can score 10 against Brighton, I will. Happily.
Not because I hate them… but because we don’t relax here.
Even at 3-0, you go for the fourth. Then the fifth. Then the sixth. We’ve picked up the most points in the league since I took charge… and I don’t plan on dropping that standard. Next season, people will understand what we’re building.”
C.Ronaldo once said the Saudi league is already top 5 and they mocked him but;
Ronaldo, Joao Felix and Sadio mane – Al Nassr players
Rúben Neves, Joao Cancelo and Yassine Bounou -Al Hilal players
Ivan Toney – Al Ahli player
They all made the World Cup list from Saudi league
Ivan Toney used 42 goals in Saudi Arabia to return back to the England's squad & he's going to the World Cup.
A big boost for the Saudi League.
Don't let anyone tell you Saudi League is a lesser league.
Ronaldo's effect 🔥
Everyone who witnessed this knows the truth, Madrid was really behind before they signed José Mourinho. Mourinho won them their first Copa del Rey in 18 years, stopped the endless UCL Round of 16 exits, and rebuilt the mentality of the club from top to bottom.
People focus too much on how it ended and forget what he walked into. Real Madrid were psychologically inferior to Barcelona at that time. Pep’s Barca were dominating Europe and humiliating teams weekly, and Madrid looked lost both tactically and mentally.
Mourinho changed the entire atmosphere. He made Madrid believe they could compete again. The intensity, the siege mentality, the physicality, the obsession with winning every duel that version of Madrid laid the foundation for the monster they later became in Europe.
People forget he reached three straight UCL semi-finals with Madrid after years of underachievement. He brought competitiveness back to El Clásico too. Before Mourinho, Barca were beating Madrid almost effortlessly. After Mourinho, every Clásico became a war.
Even players from that era have admitted how much he changed the culture. The winning mentality that later helped Madrid dominate Europe under Carlo Ancelotti didn’t appear from nowhere. Mourinho helped rebuild the spine of that club.
He may not have won the Champions League there, but he restored fear, standards, and belief at Madrid again.
Won't lie, I admire and respect Mr Godwin Enakhena's hustle. Won the NNL championship over the weekend with Sporting Lagos, and already on the radio again talking sports on Eko FM. He's been on that grind for about 3 decades. Maximum Respect Boss!!
Only those who witnessed Chelsea vs man united champions league final have truly witnessed football club fan culture in Nigeria. All the buses had their flags up, cows were painted club logos and slaughtered, Bars were filled up from noon, the whole streets were empty till the final whistle.
Rio ferdinand
"Listen, you’ve got to understand the magnitude of what’s happening right now. For ninety minutes, the pulse of the footballing world isn't in London, it’s not in Madrid, and it’s not in Milan.
The entire globe is pivoting. Everyone—from the kids on the streets to the legends in the boardrooms—is looking at one single destination today, and that destination is the Al Nassr vs. Al Hilal derby.
We’re talking about more than just a match; we’re talking about a collision of giants. You’ve got the history, the fierce rivalry, and the sheer star power that demands your attention. If you aren't locked in, you're simply missing the biggest conversation in the game right now. This is where the eyes of the world have landed, and believe me, nobody wants to blink."